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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jamie say is a funny squirrelly thing?
(a) Love.
(b) Time.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Homework.

2. How does Jamie feel as he is getting dressed?
(a) Excited.
(b) Mellow.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Indifferent.

3. What does Jamie play with his mother while Nin sleeps?
(a) Snooker.
(b) Scrabble.
(c) Cards.
(d) Billiards.

4. How does the author describe the atmosphere immediately after Patty catches Nin?
(a) Dead calm.
(b) Frizzled.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Dead quiet.

5. Where does Earl live?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Maryland.

6. What does Jamie talk his mother out of doing?
(a) Phoning in sick.
(b) Talking to his teacher.
(c) Phoning Van.
(d) Taking Nin to the carnival.

7. Where will Jamie sleep in the trailer?
(a) On the camper in the hallway.
(b) In the crib.
(c) In the overhead cupboard.
(d) On the mattress in the back room.

8. What strikes Jamie about the trailer more than the temperature?
(a) The mess.
(b) The decorations.
(c) The emptiness.
(d) The size.

9. Where will Patty sleep in the trailer?
(a) On the mattress in the back room.
(b) On the mattress in the hallway.
(c) On the reclining chair.
(d) On the sofa.

10. What is Jamie doing in his dream that he knows he shouldn't do?
(a) Whispering.
(b) Running.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Shouting.

11. What are the games calling Jamie to them like?
(a) A mother's angst.
(b) A race that has already started.
(c) A beautiful mermaid.
(d) A maiden in distress.

12. What kind of toy does Jamie win on the ring game?
(a) A toy car.
(b) Crayons.
(c) Lego.
(d) A stuffed animal.

13. What was Nin's crying the sound of in Jamie's dream?
(a) A cheer.
(b) A siren.
(c) A dog's bark.
(d) Snoring.

14. Who does Jamie wish Earl was?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His mum's boyfriendd.
(d) His grandfather.

15. What is the name of the town Earl lives in?
(a) Schnell.
(b) Eilig.
(c) Stark.
(d) Holt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jamie think he can keep Nin happy while his mother finishes her breakfast?

2. Where does Earl suggest Patty and the children stay instead of the trailer?

3. What wakes Jamie up when they get to Earl's?

4. What does Jamie say his mother is wrapping him up like?

5. What does Earl do in the afternoon?

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